taaj tere liye ik mazahar-e-ulfat hii sahii - Sahir Ludhianvi

taaj tere liye ik mazahar-e-ulfat hii sahii

tum ko is vaadii-e-rangiin se aqiidat hii sahii

mere mahabuub kahiin aur milaa kar mujh se

bazm-e-shaahii men gariibon kaa guzar kyaa maanii

sabt jis raah pe hon satavat-e-shaahii ke nishaan

us pe ulfat bharii ruuhon kaa safar kyaa maanii

merii mahabuub pas-e-pardaa-e-tashhiir-e-vafaa

tuu ne satavat ke nishaanon ko to dekhaa hotaa

murdaa shaahon ke maqaabir se bahalevaalii

apane taariik makaanon ko to dekhaa hotaa

anaginat logon ne duniyaa men muhabbat kii hai

kaun kahataa hai ki saadiq na the jazbe un ke

lekin un ke liye tashhiir kaa saamaan nahiin

kyuun ke vo log bhii apanii hii tarah mufalis the

ye imaaraat-o-maqaabir ye fasiilen, ye hisaar

mutal-qulhukm shahanashaahon kii azamat ke sutuun

daaman-e-dahar pe us rang kii gulakaarii hai

jis men shaamil hai tere aur mere ajadaad kaa Khuun

merii mahabuub unhen bhii to muhabbat hogii

jinakii sannaaii ne baKhshii hai ise shakl-e-jamiil

un ke pyaaron ke maqaabir rahe benaam-o-namuud

aaj tak un pe jalaaii na kisii ne qandiil

ye chamanazaar ye jamunaa kaa kinaaraa ye mahal

ye munaqqash dar-o-diivaar, ye maharaab ye taaq

ik shahanashaah ne daulat kaa sahaaraa le kar

ham gariibon kii muhabbat kaa udaayaa hai mazaak

mere mahabuub kahiin aur milaa kar mujhase